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Amazon Alexa security flaw could have let hackers listen to your chats

Even with the vulnerability patched, user information such as home address and some "skills" or apps they have linked could have been...

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Auto / Security / Tech

Internet-connected gas pumps could be hackers next target

I can even remember a time when gas pumps measured your fuel and costs via a mechanical counter and not a digital...

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After hackers access Microsoft’s email service Centrify makes a case for enterprise Zero Trust Privilege

According to Microsoft, the hack occurred between January 1st and March 28th of this year.

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Hackers gained access to Microsoft’s email service for three months

Microsoft has sent out an email to a "limited subset" of users using services like @msn.com, @hotmail.com, and @outlook.com who have been...

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Security / Tech

Hackers targeting Google, Yahoo, and Proton Mail accounts are able to pass two-factor authentication

Researchers from Amnesty International published a report that highlights recent phishing operation that is hacking accounts in the Middle East and Africa.

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Milwaukee woman has $1,600 siphoned from bank account after hackers take over Facebook account

The Milwaukee woman claims her password was compromised of an entire sentence which no one else knew.

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Reddit suffers security incident: Hackers get mostly older data

Reddit has informed law enforcement of the security incident and is informing any users affected by the breach.

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[Infographic] Password protection: Why it’s easy for hackers to hack

In order to keep your accounts secure, be sure that your password is at least 14 characters.

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Credit card hackers are getting past security chips with new technique

Basically, it's the same game only now the chip reader is the target.

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Hackers using YouTube Ads to hijack computers and use them to mine cryptocurrency

The ads in question have been served by Google itself, via it's popular DoubleClick ad network.

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Android / Apple / Google / iOS / Mobile / Security / Tech

NTU study says hackers can use sensors in your smartphone to crack PIN

The researchers reached a 99.5% accuracy rate when hacking phones that had one of the 50 most common PIN codes.

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Uber pays $100,000USD to hackers who stole data of 57 million users

The hack was bad enough, paying the hackers $100,000USD to keep quiet is just adding fuel to the fire.

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Equifax hackers make their demands known: $2.6m USD or the data gets dumped

Equifax's security measures are most certainly in need of some serious scrutiny.

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Apple / Google / Microsoft / Security / Tech

Hackers spreading multi-platform virus via Facebook Messenger

Security research firm Kaspersky Lab discovered the campaign that uses Facebook Messenger to deliver a video link that redirects the user to a...

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Russian hackers hiding malware in Britney Spears Instagram comments

Be careful out there in social media land, not everything is as it seems!

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Hackers are using social media to launch cyberattacks

According to the New York Times, the Pentagon is worried that hackers are ramping up their social media presence in order to...

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Morton, Illinois, school district hit by CEO fraud, may be linked to Russian hackers

In the Morton, Illinois, case, the target did indeed send the information requested, which included district employees social security numbers.

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Google / Security / Tech

Hackers may have found a way to insert malicious code into Google Ads

Ordinarily, if you clicked those ad links, you would be directed to the company who placed the ad (YouTube, Best Buy, Verizon...

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Hackers put large botnet infected with Mirai worm up for rent

Two hackers, with criminal pasts, are offering up a large botnet of 400,000 Internet of Things (IoT) infected devices for rent.

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Hackers at it again, spreading ransomware via social media platforms

There are new warnings out today concerning opening files received through social media, namely Facebook and LinkedIn.

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Google / Microsoft / Tech

Russian hackers have already exploited latest Windows security bug

"Google's decision to disclose these vulnerabilities before patches are broadly available and tested is disappointing, and puts customers at increased risk."